The UK Education Minister Elizabeth Truss is going to lead a fact-finding mission to Shanghai in order to find out how children there have become the best in the world at mathematics.

(They) have a can-do attitude to maths, which contrasts with the long-term anti-maths culture that exists here.

Ms Truss

In my opinion, there seems to be an acceptable level of mathematical ignorance in the UK and that needs to be addressed as a cultural issue as much as an educational one.

Let us hope that Ms Truss returns with some good ideas on how to revitalise mathematics education.

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Shanghai visit for minister to learn maths lessons BBC News website.